The DeKalb County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously against the latest draft of legislation that would have created regulations for data centers — after voting earlier in the day to defer a decision until Aug. 11.
It was unclear why Commissioners Mereda Davis Johnson and Robert Patrick suddenly moved late Tuesday afternoon to reconsider the earlier vote and to “deny” the legislation, which would have amended the county code to include rules for data centers.
Davis Johnson said only that she did so because the public wanted the code amendment to be denied and so did she. Patrick gave no explanation and could not be reached for comment after Tuesday’s meeting…